2008 G37 VQ37VHR First Drive

[RobSE]

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_2008_infiniti_g37_coupe/

Wow guys, im impressed, not buy the way the car looks (looks great) but by the engine. Hopefully this engine wont dissapoint anyone. Looks like nissan is starting to do more engineering, at least with the VQ.

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_z+2008_infiniti_g37_coupe+new_york_1.jpg
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_z+2008_infiniti_g37_coupe+new_york_2.jpg
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_z+2008_infiniti_g37_coupe+new_york_3.jpg
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_z+2008_infiniti_g37_coupe+new_york_6.jpg
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2007_new_york/0703_z+2008_infiniti_g37_coupe+new_york_7.jpg

[walec05]

sounds fuckin nice.......

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

wow, it looks worse than the 1st gen coupe...

[NIGHTMAREuki]

i want a 7.5K redline, some nice stuff

[jvelos3]

VVEL...this is interesting. i wonder whats gonna happen when the tuners get ahold of this.

[digitalbow]

kinda round front isn't as agressive as it should be but nice

[darklegend06]

sounds nice, I want to test drive it too.

[RobSE]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=120061#2

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/firstdrive/2008/infiniti.g37.coupe/08.infiniti.g37.f34.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/firstdrive/2008/infiniti.g37.coupe/08.infiniti.g37.r34.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/firstdrive/2008/infiniti.g37.coupe/08.infiniti.g37.int.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/firstdrive/2008/infiniti.g37.coupe/08.infiniti.g37.det.1.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/firstdrive/2008/infiniti.g37.coupe/08.infiniti.g37.act.1.500.jpg

sounds like it blows the 335i out in the handling department :)

[Xmax]

Looks nice, it doesn't have as of a agressive front end like the older G35's. I'd pimp one.

[TurTLe]

looks too much like that SC430

[digitalbow]

and the rear looks cheesy 2

[Pablito]

the rear looks exactly the same...

[RobSE]

http://i13.tinypic.com/483r58h.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/49jtq3o.jpg

http://www.leftlanenews.com/infiniti-g37-coupe.html

[Mr.Duck]

dont like what the did to it.. looks like they took the old one and just made it rounder..... side profile of the the front reminds me too much of a maxima..

[DasTeknoViking]

Front end looks WAY too much like a IS350 from a profile shot.
Rear deck lid has this BMW 7 Series look to it.
Tail lights look like a 6th gen or a SC430.

It looks cheap to me.

[jvelos3]

Front end looks WAY too much like a IS350 from a profile shot.
Rear deck lid has this BMW 7 Series look to it.
Tail lights look like a 6th gen or a SC430.

It looks cheap to me.

yeh looks real cheap when its a mixture of an IS350/7 series/SC430 :glare:

but seriously though...in my opinion it looks great. nice wheels. i like the even wheel gap. also like the wheel flushness. Headlights look phenomenal. and gotta love the Infiniti grill.

[DasTeknoViking]

The car looks cheap, inside out.

I rather drive my 93 Legacy than this overpriced POS.

[THT]

The car looks cheap, inside out.

I rather drive my 93 Legacy than this overpriced POS.

You and that scooby...

[jvelos3]

overpriced?? lol

it only has 18" rims, HID headlights, 14" 4 piston front/13.8" 2 piston rear rotors, 36% stiffer chassis, VVEL which supports continuously variable TIMING and LIFT! - u can basically change cams by the use of a laptop, 4 wheel steering, 11.0:1 compression ratio, perfect rev matching for auto, LSD, dual intake, dual exhaust, tubular header design....anything else i missed?

[Nissan 6]

looks like a 2 door lexus es350 ftg

[Grzesiu]

The car looks cheap, inside out.

I rather drive my 93 Legacy than this overpriced POS.
definetly beats the subarus or acuras in pimp/performance/daily driver section
it looks lexurious, it is quick, plus rwd:)
as much as i like it, i am still gettin a C6 over it:)

[DasTeknoViking]

NSX > G37.

I really don't care bout stock car performance

Legacy GT some tweaks 400AWHP and 450TQ, excellent handling.

I am not going through mid life crisis yet- No Vette needed.

[Grzesiu]

NSX > G37.

I really don't care bout stock car performance

Legacy GT some tweaks 400AWHP and 450TQ, excellent handling.

I am not going through mid life crisis yet- No Vette needed.
and the tranny goes bye bye on the legacy
then u need to spend another 3-4K on better STI trans+ beefier difs:)
NSX is way out of the league considering price wise

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

nsx vs g37 vs vette? Why the hell are you even comparing these cars to each other?

[Grzesiu]

nsx vs g37 vs vette? Why the hell are you even comparing these cars to each other?
that is what i said
no point of comparing
since new nsx was in the 80s or 90s price wise
a Z06 would wipe the floor down with the nsx, and will give you 20K for a daily driver

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

agree completely greg......

[DasTeknoViking]

NSX on a road course will whipe a Z06 down. Its not all bout power.

Its like saying Exige S is slow because it has 240ish HP....

[Grzesiu]

NSX on a road course will whipe a Z06 down. Its not all bout power.

Its like saying Exige S is slow because it has 240ish HP....
yeah but C6 zo6 is not an american turd like most of the other american cars and it can handle its own
C6 Z06 did it in 7:40, so yeah i guess it does handle like shit and NSX will wipe it....NOT

7:28 --- Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, Autobild July 2004
7:32.4 -- Porsche Carrera GT, definitive time by Horst Von Saurma
7:32.5 - Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 EVO, Wolfgang Kaufmann (2001)
7:36 --- Porsche Carrera GT, factory test driver Walther Röhrl (2002)
7:40* -- Porsche Carrera GT, *estimated time on cold and partially wet track (2003)
7:40* -- 161.217 km/h – Corvette Z06, 505 PS/ 1419.7 kg (estimated), Jan Magnusen
7:40 --- Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Klaus Ludwig, Autobild July 2004
7:42 --- Radical 1500 SR3 (2002)
7:43 --- TechArt GT Street (2001)
7:43 --- Porsche 996 911 GT3 RS, factory test driver Walter Rohrl, MOTOR Magazine
7:43.5 - Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine, 2002)
7:44 --- Pagani Zonda C12S (07/2003)
7:45 --- Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 (12/2000)
7:46 --- Porsche 996 GT2
7:46 --- SHK Porsche 993 GT2, 652 PS (1999)
7:47 --- Porsche 996 GT3 RS, 381PS (996) (2004)
7:49 --- Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
7:50 --- BMW E46 M3 CSL (08/2003)
7:50 --- Blitz Supra, 750 PS, Herbert Schürg (1997)
7:50 --- Honda RC30, Helmut Daehne (1993)
7:50 --- Lamborghini Murcielago (06/2002)
7:52 --- Gemballa Porsche 911 Le Mans (1995)
7:52 --- Lamborghini Gallardo E-Gear (12/2003)
7:52 --- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren (06/2004)
7:54 --- Porsche GT3 (996) (2003)
7:55 --- Caterham R500 Superlight (2002)
7:56 --- Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale (02/2004)
7:56 --- Porsche 996 Turbo
7:56 --- Honda NSX-R - Motoharu Kurosawa, Best MOTORing

[Ketchup83se01]

Ohhh shnappssssss made debating over on this +1 to grzesiu hehehe car looks nice in my opinion

[aznsap]

i'm liking it.

[RobSE]

remember guys, this car isnt targeting a NSX or a ZO6,
this car is targeting the 335i,
according to the article it whoops the bimmers ass in handling, which is great!

btw, compare the new skyline to the NSX or Z06 once it comes out

[DasTeknoViking]

Nurburing is not a good track to compare times with.

500HP 7L V8 vs 3.2L V6 295HP.

'Ring is a high HP track. Try Laguna Seca or Williow Springs raceway where Sentras leave Supras and Vettes in the dust- seen a G20 spank a Supra on at Button Willow.

Long stretches are what helps those high HP cars.

I've driven the old ZO6 and a NSX. 15+ year old car still handles better.

[jvelos3]

supras have far better performance than a sentra or g20.....tracks that allows them to surpass supras are the POOR choice here.

whats handling if u cant get from point A to point B????

the nurburgring nordschliefe (sp??) has always been used to compare with since it has great curves and straights. it is a great overall track to test all things that encompass a great performance car.

the C6 Z06 is not anything like the older ones. the new ones are much better than the NSX in both the turns and straights.

[DasTeknoViking]

the C6 Z06 is not anything like the older ones. the new ones are much better than the NSX in both the turns and straights.

And you would know because you drove both of them on the 'Ring ???

Obviously you lack the knowledge.... you can make a old Sentra a crazy track car. Supras are pigs, they don't handle THAT well.

Friend ran a almost completly stock 94 G20 5spd against a Super Street cover car 700WHP Supra..... yeah he lapped the Supra on a 20 min session 2 times. When they put a pro driver behind a seat of that car he did much better.

Still got beat by some of the SE-R drivers with NO turbos, just all motor power with tons of suspension mods and experience.

Buttonwillow- track that really shows the advantage of a great handling car vs pig of a car with lots of power.

I don't see the Exige or Elise on the list for crazy track time.... why ? Not enough power to get them around the track fast. YET they are pretty much the most hardcore handling cars out there you can buy for less than 75K dollars.

[jvelos3]

so ur saying that a sentra is better than a supra??

the sentra with suspension mods may handle MUCH better and get better times than the supra....i agree with that. BUT what im getting at is, that kind of track where a sentra can beat a supra is NOT a good measure for overall performance.

it doesnt matter if a car has the most power or if a car has the best handling...what matters is getting the right amount of both in ONE car. a track that is regarded by many as one that can accurately gauge both handling and power is the Nurburgring Nordschliefe (sp).

[DasTeknoViking]

I rather have a Sentra than a Supra... but that is just me. 93 SE-R in black with 0 miles on the odo.

Overall performance to me is.... I go on a track like Gingerman, I whop a Supra or Z06 or what not in a Sentra or a EVO. After the ass whoppn I can say- My Sentra or EVO is a much better overall car.

There is more to car than power.

[jvelos3]

thats called good handling...one aspect of performance. not overall performance.

dont get me wrong...i love the ser's...i was actually looking for one a while back but couldnt find any. very rare. and i love seeing the underdog win. (underdog power wise) but i dont believe a track that allows a sentra to beat supras, Z06s, Z32s, and such is a good track to scale overall performance on.

[Brian]

so who is buying the G20 on CL?

[RobSE]

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/26/infiniti-releases-new-pics-and-complete-specs-on-g37/
official specs for anyone who cares

[walec05]

es muj bueno.

[Cousin Ryan]

I cant handle these ridiculous debates... Its all opinion. No matter what numbers you come up with, or what ever stats, it boils down the person and what THEY prefer. Theres no way to debate that. Its like saying a McDonalds Cheeseburger is better than a Burger King Whopper because it tastes better. When the Whopper is clearly 2-3 times bigger than the Cheeseburger. Its all based on personal opinion. One person may like more power, one may like better handling and one may like a nice combination of the two. Its difficult to say one is better than the other when they dont fit in the same categories.

[RobSE]

for anyone that cares, heres some info on nissan new variable valve timing
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/01/new-york-preview-nissan-to-introduce-new-variable-valve-timing/

[TheMuse]

anybody notice how many G35's there are on the road .. at least around my house i am beginning to hate them ...

[RobSE]

anybody notice how many G35's there are on the road .. at least around my house i am beginning to hate them ...
anyone notice how many maximas there are on the road? probably 10x more :sleep:

[Kowalski]

anyone notice how many maximas there are on the road? probably 10x more :sleep:

honestly, i think i see more g35s than maximas...

[Grzesiu]

honestly, i think i see more g35s than maximas...
cause the maximas got older and moved down to the shittier neighborhoods

[Kowalski]

cause the maximas got older and moved down to the shittier neighborhoods

i c, that must be why most of the ones i see are rollin on Ds...

[DasTeknoViking]

Andy I didn't know you where rocking a 4DSC ?

I still see alot of Maximas around.... but last trip out to Detroit, I saw 1 Maxima on the road the whole time. I must have flew by 5 G35s, at least 5 in my 4DSC.

[Kowalski]

Andy I didn't know you where rocking a 4DSC ?

waiting for some e-mail replies...

[DasTeknoViking]

You selling the 4th gen ? 3rd gen is a such flash back.... I love driving mine :)

[Kowalski]

You selling the 4th gen ?

nope...........

[Brian]

3rd gen FTW!!